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March 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Public Defenders Take Push for Funding to NY Capitol and Albany Courthouse

Advocacy for investment in public defenders took place on two fronts in Albany, with a court hearing and Capitol rally.
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March 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Former Squire Patton Boggs Attorney Takes Helm at the Center for Appellate Litigation as It Expands Mission

Jenay Nurse Guilford has taken the title of executive director for the center, a newly created role that encompasses the duties of an attorney-in-charge while reflecting the organization's broadened approach to serving clients.
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February 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Proposed NY Budget to Cover Pay Raises for Limited Segment of Assigned Counsel

The governor's budget seeks to increase assigned counsel rates to $158 an hour in downstate localities, and to $119 an hour upstate.
4 minute read
February 01, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Executive Budget of $227 Billion Includes Assigned Counsel's First Pay Raises in 20 Years

An unanswered question is whether budget approval will be impacted by lingering hostilities in the wake of the recent rejection of Gov. Kathy Hochul's chief judge nominee.
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January 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Trimming Bail Reform Might Return NY to Judges' Limitless Discretion, Critic Says

A former public defender who co-directs the Cardozo Law School's Criminal Defense Clinic, said deleting key language would remove the only limit on decision-making that judges have in front of them concerning court-set bail.
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January 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Queens DA Melinda Katz Sets Her Sights on Making a Modern Prosecutor's Office

Katz, the first woman to serve as Queens DA (and only the third woman to head a county prosecutor's office in the city), has been leading change in the wake of a famously old-school predecessor.
7 minute read
December 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal

'Latinos for LaSalle' Pushes Back Against Critics of Chief Judge Nominee

Progressive groups, politicians and academics have painted LaSalle as too conservative.
6 minute read
December 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Bronx Judge Should Find DOC in Contempt, Order $3 Million in Fines: Legal Aid

The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, and Milbank are asking a judge to hold the Department of Corrections in contempt for failing to provide adequate medical care for incarcerated people. They're seeking $3 million in fines—$250 per missed medical appointment in a 9-month period this year.
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December 09, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Charlottesville Trial Against 'Unite the Right' Revealed the True Essence of White Supremacists—One Year Later, the Threat Is Still Real

One year ago, the jury reached a verdict against the white supremacists that organized the racist, deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017. The war on white supremacy must continue on all fronts: in politics, on the airwaves and social media, and in the courts.
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November 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Young Lawyers Convicted in 'Molotov Cocktail' Case Tied to George Floyd Protests Are Disbarred

In twin, terse opinions issued by the Appellate Division, First Department court, Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman were disbarred based on pleading guilty in June to federal charges, including conspiracy to commit third-degree arson, that were "essentially similar" to one or more New York state felonies.
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